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CQC – Jaws
November 15, 2013
So you think it`s safe to go back in the water? Once an inspection visit is over there is a temptation to relax, to let standards slip and stop trying…
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Brain Food
November 14, 2013
The role of diet in some diseases is more widely acknowledged than in others. The impact of fat intake in heart disease and the role of salt reduction in the prevention…
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Can you handle this?
November 14, 2013
We are in that weird twilight zone at work where the Ofsted inspection is just overdue and we are anticipating a visit any day. Right now, we just want the…
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Why Go to Work?
November 13, 2013
It is a question I first saw examined in a paperback on “industrial psychology” that I read as a management student. A memorable aspect of the book was the analysis…
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Lively Team Meetings
November 8, 2013
Last week’s highlight of my working week was a team meeting. The meeting was arranged for all the care staff working on a particular double up block in one area.…
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Fat – A controversial issue?
November 8, 2013
A recent commentary in the influential British Medical Journal suggested that government advice to eat less saturated fat for better heart health was flawed. This was picked up widely by…
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Drugs & Medicines
November 8, 2013
It`s a bit obvious, but what is the most vulnerable cost in primary care when cuts are in the air? In general practice it`s got to be medicines. The total…
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Choices
November 8, 2013
The NHS Choices website has the following advice for people seeking online help and advice about NHS dentistry. – The NHS will not provide treatments such as teeth whitening, which…
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